Neckwear.



PATENTBD MAY 21, 1907.

J. W. FROST. NEUKWBAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 19-75.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

dpphcntien filed August 11,1908. Se ial No. 169,087.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE,

LiE'iosEPH W. FROST, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

NEoKwEAR'.

I Patented May 21, 1907.

l buttonhole is shown both for the purpose of Bent-known hat I, JosnrnW. Fnos'r, a l fixing aceiiter to the elastic portions and also 55citizen ;'of the United States, residing at Washington, in the Districtof Columbia,

hove -invented certain new and useful 1mrmvh'ients in Neckwear, of whichthe folliiwing is a specification, reference being had tlgrein to theacconi anying drawing.

This invention re ates to and is an im- 1'0' prov'gin'ent of what iscommonly known as n four-in hand cravat or necktie; that is one whiclijis not normally made up, and

which has two free ends adapted to be folded together in a well knownmanner. When such a tiei's used, especially in connection with aturn-dowm collar. great dilliculti' is usually ex .erieneed in shiftingthe tie in or on? the'c'odur; so 'much'in fact that man individualscannot wear such a collar fit all in go connection with the class of tiereferred to.

. The shift/night the tie within the collar is necessaryt'dt ak'iip 'theslack necessarilylorined fmliepuiposiol' passing the end of the tieupward between'the collar and the preliminary "2 5 folds. Tlieseidisadvantages and also that of the wearand strain both on the collar and tieoccasion ed'iiy this shifting and attendant frntion. are generallyunderstood and recogmzed."-

The ohjeirtof'tliis improvement is to overcome rinse -':lillicii'lti'es, and also to'cheapen thema'nhfaet'ii'reof a tie of thischaracter by th iise' of smaller Eieoes of textile stock or of scrapswrhich t e particular construction .hcrein iiiown, le'gst incidentallyaccom- In the-acciiinp 'nying drawings Figure l is a silo view of thetie with one side of a ortion of Ghetiecnd cut away to show a tip or 40stiil'ened portion; and, Fig.2 represents the I tie heingmude up inconnection with a, turn down collar.

- Rfizrring to Fig. i The end pieces a and e are niode of any suitabletextile material and constitute those ortions of the tie used in foldingor tying t e same to the collar.

These ends are suitably fastened at b and b to apiece of band elastic c,the some. being shown as oi one piece of woven textile material madeelastic only'aithe sides d and d,but

it is apparent it could consist of one solid elastic band. I prefer theconstruction shown however for reasons to be later given. .At h, a

with astand up collar, for the purpose of holding the same down to theslnrtliand its such fastening does not interfere with its sulsequcntnmke up. w tic. hand thus conveniently nceoni ilished and keepsthe ends of the said bend, l Z at t one end of the-tie there is suitablyfaspurpose of which will he shown.

down collar with the iOlCls of some inclosing the tie, which is shown aspartially made up. The manner of adjusting or operating is as follows:Before the first la. y or fold 15 made, the ends of the be are LLllQ-slightly outward,

The other l'olds are then made in the usual necessary to ush the tie endupward be tween the fol ed portion and the collar, the tie is againstretched outward with the left iimnd, thus innkingroom for. the passageof the end which s then easily accomplished by sertin it in position.

in his connection is of great convenience as it readily enables thenecessary action to be taken as well as that of passing the tie anddownward and under the outer lop; which is the last more in thecompletion of the knot.

Other advantages in this form of tie are svstcm of the manipulator, thanWhere the iar and 2d. hen the mind ml or tie end (that used to form theow) comes soiled or worn, sullicicnt of the end they be cut away (at i)to cause an-unworn and nnsoiled portion to come into prominence afterthe tie is made no. Another advantage is that the tension oi the rubberhas a tendency to keep the tie well up in a turn down collar where itshould be.

made in the construction of the tie without to he employed such wherethe tie is used he centering of the eln:a'-:

tened between the folds thereof, the tip e, the

thus causing the rune- 1' bends to stretch.-

well known nm-nnr-rand when it becomestukin the. oiltip in the righthand andim Thus there is no slack.

to ma it necessary the shifting of the tie in or over the collar as thecase may he. The tip' a i 1st. Thereis verv much lesswea-r and strain onthe material and also on the nervous It is plain that many modificationscan be equal distances from the ends of the collar.

Referring to Fig. 3: a is an ordinary turn fie is with difticultyshifted in or over the. ool

departing frointhe spirit of this invention.

i i i The end 6, could be adjustably fastened to the elastic band inmany' other ways than by sewing; as for instance by clenching themtogather by metal fasteners or by the use of ooks and eyes, though itseems that sewing would be referable. The woven elastic band .if fasteneto a part of the tie ends of greater 'widththan the end of the elasticband pro er, could be woven wider at such points 81h the elastic bandcould be woven irtsubstantially the same colors as the fabric of whichthe tie pro r is made.

The band 0 is s own elastic at d and d be- "cause it would be of littlcuseif made so at the extreme back part because of its inability to. slipat that oint; but sis-stated it couldbe 'mac le wholly e astic.

'- tial that the neck band new article of neckwear it is essenrtion bemade of a length suilicient to em race the back and Inmy side portionsof the collar, particularly if the tie is to be used in connection witha collar of the doubled or folded variety known as a turn down" collar.-This neck-band portion is made of thin fiat elastic fabric or web-,bing which is thinner and smoother than the two lengths of textile ofwhich the tie proper is made, and by making such neck band of a lengthsuflicient to fit the back and side portions of the collar, it rovidesenough elastic material in the neck-band portionto enable the user todraw out the textile ends far enough to fold said textile ends withoutsli ping the neck-band bodily through the folded or doubled turn downcollar when tying the '1 article. I have found it desirable to us in anarticle of r-eckwear which ma the neck-band an elastic webbing from six(6) to ten (10) inches long, in order to secure be' tied withoutshifting the neck-band bo ily in the collar, as contemplated by myinvention. -It is to be understood, therefore, that my new articlecom'zrises neckwear made ofat least three lengths or sections, two ofwhich are of the usual textile material and the elastic neck-bandportion of which is long non-elastic length of the neck-band beingprovided with means for engagement with a collar button. Thisconstruction allows the neck-band to be secured in position in order tocenter the tie within a folded collar, and the elastic portions of theneck band permit the operator to draw out-the individual textileportions of the tie in the operation of tying the same.

easily be graspedjn order to attach it to the collar button.

The designation frec'ends, or tie-ends used in the appended claimsshould be interpreted as meaning tieends'made of textile abric and whichare not normally, and need I not be, fastened in anv manner as theypr0-. ject from the sides of the collar.

What I claim is tie or cravat consisting of two end lengths of enon-elastic section 0 6,5 of the neck-band enables me to use thebuttonhole tab it in a position where it may 1. As a new article ofmanufacture, a necktextile fabric, and an elastic neck-bandjpor tionsuitably joined to the same, said elastic neck-band ortion being of asufficient length to engage t e sides of the collar, whereby the saidnecktie or cravat may be made up with-.

out shifting it bodilv' through the collar, suba;

stantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a tie or cravat consisting of twoend le ths of textile fabric, and a fiat elastic nee band portionsuitably joined to the same said" neck-band ortion being of a sufficientlength to engage t e sides of the collar, whereb the said neck-band oreravat may be ma 6 np i without shifting it bodily through the collar,substantially as described.

3. As a new arti is of manufacture, a neck}- lar, and suitab e means forconnecting the re spective ends of said elastic neck-band to the tic orcravat consisting of two 'tieand pieces of textile fabric, a neck-bandof elastic matarial, said elastic neck-band being 'a'da ted to engagethe res ective' side portions 0 'a. col- 1 too textile tie end pieces,whereby tho-said neck-' tie or cravat may be folded or made up with-'collar. 4. As a new article of manufacture, a neck? tie or cravatconsisting of two end lengths out shifting the same bodily the textilefabric and a neck-band portion, said neck-band portion comprising twoflat strips:- of elastic material each joined at oneen'd to." adapted toengage the said end lengths, an

the side portions of the collar, said flat strips of elastic materialbeing connected at'their opposite ends by a third piece of textilefabric, whereby the said necktie or cravat maybe made up withoutshifting it bodily through the collar.

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5. As a new article of manufacture, a neck-r tie or eravat consisting oftwo end lengths of textile fabric, and a neck-band portion, saidneck-band portion comprising'two s'rips of elastic material each joinedat one end to the said and lengths and adapted to engage the sideportions of a collar, said strips of elastic material hei connected attheir opposite ends by a thir piece of textile fabric, where-. by thesaid necktie or cr'avat may bo-m'ado up without shiftimz' itb'odilj'through tfiel'collar.

